amnesic
/æmˈniːsɪk/adjective, noun
amnesic is spelled A-M-N-E-S-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, amnesic means “Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amnesic?
| Letters | 7: A-M-N-E-S-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amnesic?
Amnesic appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amnesic?
- /æmˈniːsɪk/
- /æmˈniːzɪk/
- /æmˈniːʒɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of amnesic
- amnesics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amnesic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.
amnesic patients
noun
- 1
datedA person with amnesia.
- 2
A medication with amnesic effects.
Near-synonyms: nepenthes, nepenthe (archaic, literary)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amnesic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or suffering from amnesia:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amnesic come from?
From amnesia + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).